# Restore a partial data (results matching to a query) from a snapshot

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/restore-a-partial-data-results-matching-to-a-query-from-a-snapshot/219608>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [February 17, 2020, 12:00pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/restore-a-partial-data-results-matching-to-a-query-from-a-snapshot/219608 "2020-02-17T12:00:42Z")\
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**Author:** ![kaushik.vankayala](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/aca169/32.png) [@kaushik.vankayala](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/kaushik.vankayala)\
**Post date:** [February 17, 2020, 12:00pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/restore-a-partial-data-results-matching-to-a-query-from-a-snapshot/219608/1 "2020-02-17T12:00:42Z")

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Hi Team,

I am wondering if we can restore data from a snapshot that matches a query.

This i am doing because i have a snapshot of about 96gb stored in custom S3 repository. There was a policy applied and the storage class got changed to Glacier.

It is now restored and i am unable to get the \_status of the snapshot. Getting a error as aws\_exception.

But i would just like to try by restoring a small data from that snapshot. I cannot delete the snapshot as i have important data in it.

Kindly assist here please?

Regards

Kaushik V

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**Author:** ![Armin\_Braun](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/armin_braun/32/20092_2.png) [@Armin\_Braun](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Armin_Braun)\
**Post date:** [February 17, 2020, 12:13pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/restore-a-partial-data-results-matching-to-a-query-from-a-snapshot/219608/2 "2020-02-17T12:13:35Z")

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Hi @kaushik.vankayala

there is no way of restoring by query I'm afraid. The finest level of granularity the snapshot API offers is restoring specific indices from the snapshot as is documented [here](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/snapshots-restore-snapshot.html).

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\
**Post date:** [March 16, 2020, 12:13pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/restore-a-partial-data-results-matching-to-a-query-from-a-snapshot/219608/3 "2020-03-16T12:13:35Z")

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Closed on March 16, 2020, 12:13pm UTC

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